Philippe Hurault de Cheverny (1579–1620), a

bishop of Chartres The oldest known list of bishops of Chartres is found in an 11th-century manuscript of Trinity Abbey, Vendôme. It includes 57 names from Adventus (Saint Aventin) to Aguiertus (Agobert) who died in 1060. The most well-known list is included in the ...

. He was a son of Philippe Hurault de Cheverny, a chancellor of France.Bishop Philippe Hurault de Cheverny †
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in commendam In canon law, commendam (or ''in commendam'') was a form of transferring an ecclesiastical benefice ''in trust'' to the ''custody'' of a patron. The phrase ''in commendam'' was originally applied to the provisional occupation of an ecclesiastical ...

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Abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée The Abbey of Saint-Père-en-Vallée was a monastery just outside Chartres in France. Founded by Queen Balthild in the seventh century, it adopted the Benedictine rule in 954 and joined the Congregation of Saint-Maur in 1650. It was closed with all ...

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17th-century French people Bishops of Chartres 1579 births 1620 deaths {{France-RC-bishop-stub

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